Algal extracellular polymeric substances (algal-EPS) for mitigating the combined toxic effects of polystyrene nanoplastics and nano-TiO2 in Chlorella sp.

L Natarajan, M Annie Jenifer, WJGM Peijnenburg… - …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
… The results of this study confirm that the adsorption of algal EPS on the mixture of PSNPs
and nano-TiO 2 could substantially reduce their toxicity towardsthe marine algaChlorella sp. …

Insights into the regulation mechanisms of algal extracellular polymeric substances secretion upon the exposures to anatase and rutile TiO2 nanoparticles

X Gao, R Deng, D Lin - Environmental Pollution, 2020 - Elsevier
… and molecular responses related to EPS secretion of algae (Chlorella pyrenoidosa) upon
the … The hydrodynamic size and zeta potential of nTiO 2 were measured by a zetasizer (Nano

Distinct effects of soluble and bound exopolymeric substances on algal bioaccumulation and toxicity of anatase and rutile TiO 2 nanoparticles

X Gao, K Zhou, L Zhang, K Yang, D Lin - Environmental Science: Nano, 2018 - pubs.rsc.org
… rutile TiO 2 nanoparticles with soluble and bound exopolymeric substances (EPS) excreted
by algal cells and addresses the role of EPS in the cell–NPs interaction and in the different …

Interactions between Algal Extracellular Polymeric Substances and Commercial TiO2 Nanoparticles in Aqueous Media

AS Adeleye, AA Keller - Environmental science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
… Although polysaccharides are generally considered the major EPS fraction, we observed
a carbohydrate:protein mass ratio ranging from 0.8 (in C. reinhardtii) to 6.1 (in D. tertiolecta). …

Effects of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on algal and bacterial communities in periphytic biofilms

J Hou, T Li, L Miao, G You, Y Xu, S Liu - Environmental pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
… The contents of PS and PRO in S-EPS, LB-EPS, and TB-EPS did not significantly change
in the presence of 1 mg/L TiO 2 NPs. However, when the concentration of TiO 2 NPs was …

Adsorption of extracellular polymeric substances from two microbes by TiO2 nanoparticles

X Gao, A Middepogu, R Deng, J Liu, Z Hao… - Science of The Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
… ) (E-EPS) and Chlorella pyrenoidosa (C.pyrenoidosa) (C-EPS) and nTiO 2 with different
particle sizes and crystal phases. E.coli and C.pyrenoidosa are ubiquitous species of algae and …

Effect of TiO2 nanoparticles on aerobic granulation of algal–bacterial symbiosis system and nutrients removal from synthetic wastewater

B Li, W Huang, C Zhang, S Feng, Z Zhang, Z Lei… - Bioresource …, 2015 - Elsevier
EPS secreted by the bacteria was calculated as the sum of … species of algae are mostly
affected in the TiO 2 -NP/algal–… NPs on aerobic granulation and algae growth is also pending. …

TiO2 nanoparticles in seawater: aggregation and interactions with the green alga Dunaliella tertiolecta

E Morelli, E Gabellieri, A Bonomini, D Tognotti… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
… Our results showed that carbohydrates were the major component of EPS, whereas proteins
of medium molecular weight (20–80 kDa) were preferentially bound to TiO 2 NPs, likely …

[HTML][HTML] Influence of algal-extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) on the pristine and combined toxicity of TiO2 NPs and PSNPs in Artemia salina: Eco-corona …

L Natarajan, MA Jenifer, A Mukherjee - Ecotoxicology and Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
… The current study is the first of its kind to address the impact of extracted algal-EPS on the
pristine and combined toxic effects of P25 TiO 2 NPs and differently functionalized polystyrene …

Diminishing bioavailability and toxicity of P25 TiO2 NPs during continuous exposure to marine algae Chlorella sp.

V Thiagarajan, M Pavani, S Archanaa, R Seenivasan… - Chemosphere, 2019 - Elsevier
… The development of nanotechnology has led to the extensive use of nanomaterials in our …
EPS production by the algae. Our results are aptly supported by a previous study where EPS